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Rufus King

Rufus King was born on March 24, 1755 in Scarborough, Massachusetts
He represented Massachusetts in the Constitutional Convention
He attended Harvard, but stopped when the Revolutionary war started
He fought in the battle of Lexington & Concord
He went back to Harvard after the British withdrew and finished his studies in 1777
He opposed the expansion of slavery into the Northwest Territory & proposed that slavery be prohibited in that area
This prohibition became law in the Northwest Ordinance of 1787
He served as the U.S ambassador to the U.K from 1796 to 1803 ad in 1825 to 1826
He was a union Brigadier General in the American Civil War
He studied law with Theophilus Parsons
He was one of the members that was assigned the duty of making a final draft of the constitution of the U.S
Rufus King passed away on April 29, 1827 in New York
His home, now called the King Manor, is a museum and is open to the public

Citations

"Rufus King." history.army. Web. 13 Oct. 2009. <http://www.history.army.mil/books/RevWar/ss/king.htm>.
"Rufus King." economicexpert. Web. 13 Oct. 2009. <http://www.economicexpert.com/a/Rufus:King.htm>.
"Rufus King (Civil War General)." NationMaster. Web. 14 Oct. 2009. <http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Rufus-King-(Civil-War-General)>.
"Rufus King." famousamericans. Web. 14 Oct. 2009. <http://famousamericans.net/presidentjamesmadison.com/rufusking.org/>.

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